ALL THE BUZZ IN FASHION

1 THE ARTIST IS PRESENT

Artistic collaborations have proven to be a key tenet of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior tenure. This season, she enlisted artist Penny Slinger, who creates evocative, haunting works in black and white, often tackling the subject of feminism through a surrealist lens. For Dior, she wrapped up the heart of the House—30 Avenue Montaigne, where Monsieur Dior himself (and every artistic director of the House ever since) worked alongside the ateliers—in a dark scenography that riffed on the alchemy of fire, air, water and earth. Into the dreamlike space came models draped in light, flowing dresses. The fluid pieces evoked the tunics of ancient Greece—garments that only fully came to life on the body. That spirit mirrored the essence of haute couture, which is all about the woman wearing one-of-a-kind creations tailored specifically and perfectly to her